A February thaw turns Pike Street into a mirror — wet pavement, low sun, the whole downtown doubled underfoot for an afternoon before it all locks up again at dusk. Shine Bright Services works both ends of that day: plowing and clearing when the snow comes, salting for the refreeze that follows any warm spell. When spring finally holds, the same routes become mowing, trimming, edging, and cleanups that haul off whatever five months of weather left behind. Light is the honest test either way — it finds the missed pass on a lawn and the ridge left on a driveway. Simpler not to leave any.